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ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 740 | 568 | 502 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 10.2 | 8.0 | 6.8 |
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| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
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| Age pension | no. | na | na | 1,642 | 1,691 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 535 | 578 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 590 | 523 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 425 | 419 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 398 | 376 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 713 | 682 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 4,303 | 4,269 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 57.2 | 60.9 | na |
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| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 28,885 | 29,948 | 31,340 | 33,958 | na |
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| Wage and salary earners | no. | 5,045 | 5,134 | 4,795 | 5,136 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 135.4 | 141.7 | 137.5 | 153.7 | na |
| Total income | $m | 140.6 | 149.6 | 145.3 | 164.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 26,837 | 27,607 | 28,668 | 29,919 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 27,875 | 29,141 | 30,296 | 31,955 | na |
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| Wage and salary | % | 60.9 | 61.8 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 11.1 | 8.3 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.3 | 7.7 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.8 | 3.0 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 16.9 | 18.3 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 230.0 | 242.0 | na | na | na |
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